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Communication & Leadership
Presentation Skills
Turn your ideas into presentations that connect. Plan and deliver clear, engaging presentations.
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Turn your ideas into presentations that connect.
Presentation Skills prepares students to communicate information, explain projects and share ideas in school, leadership and real-world settings. Students learn to plan a presentation around a clear purpose, identify what their audience needs to understand and structure information into a coherent message.
The program combines communication skills with thoughtful use of presentation technology. Students explore how visual aids, demonstrations and digital slides can support a message without distracting from it. Through practical challenges, students develop presentations related to subjects, projects or interests that matter to them.
Educators provide individual guidance on organisation, speaking, audience engagement and appropriate use of technology. Learning challenges are adapted to age and experience. Younger students may begin with short show-and-tell presentations, while older students may work on research presentations, project demonstrations or more complex pitches.
What students will learn
Purposeful skills, built through practice.
Plan presentations for a purpose
Organise and explain information
Use appropriate visual aids
Communicate through voice and presence
Manage presentation timing
Respond thoughtfully to questions
The Forge difference
Why Families Choose Forge Communication & Leadership
A practical, supportive approach built around participation, thoughtful guidance and progressive challenge.
Supportive environment
Progressive challenges allow students to participate at an appropriate pace.
Active participation
Interactive practice, collaboration and speaking activities.
Age-appropriate guidance
Activities are adapted to students' age, interests and experience.
Progressive development
Regular practice, feedback and reflection build on previous learning.
Real-world application
Students practise skills relevant to school and everyday communication.
Curriculum
Core learning, clearly connected.
Each area is developed through guided explanation, practical work, testing and reflection.
Learning area 1
Identifying presentation purpose and audience needs.
Learning area 2
Researching, selecting and organising relevant information.
Learning area 3
Developing a clear opening, key points and conclusion.
Learning area 4
Creating readable and purposeful visual aids.
Learning area 5
Explaining concepts, projects and demonstrations.
Learning area 6
Managing time and responding thoughtfully to questions.
Eight-session curriculum
A clear journey from first practice to final reflection.
An introductory term sequence. Register your interest to hear when classes open.
- Session 1
Understanding purpose and audience
Students identify why they are presenting and who they are addressing.
- Session 2
Selecting information and key messages
Students determine what information is relevant.
- Session 3
Structuring a presentation
Students organise their ideas into a coherent sequence.
- Session 4
Designing visual aids and slides
Students develop supporting visuals.
- Session 5
Explaining ideas through voice and presence
Students practise clear verbal communication.
- Session 6
Managing time and audience questions
Students practise timing and responding to questions.
- Session 7
Rehearsal and constructive feedback
Students refine their presentations through guided practice.
- Session 8
Final presentation and reflection
Students deliver a completed presentation and review their progress.
Student project
My Ideas in Action
Students deliver a presentation explaining a project, research topic, innovation or personal interest. They demonstrate how to organise information, use visual aids appropriately and respond to audience questions.
Core skills and outcomes
Learning students can explain and apply.
Plan presentations for a purpose
Organise and explain information
Use appropriate visual aids
Communicate through voice and presence
Manage presentation timing
Respond thoughtfully to questions
Your Credential Pathway
Learning that leads somewhere beyond attendance.
This course contributes towards the relevant Academy credential pathway. Students who complete the required learning and demonstrate the assessment standard may become eligible for certification.
- 01
Learn
Complete the Academy program.
- 02
Practise
Develop capability through challenges and guided activities.
- 03
Demonstrate
Complete an applied project or performance.
- 04
Assess
Complete the relevant practical assessment and/or certification examination.
- 05
Credential
Earn the relevant Innovate Forge Academy credential when requirements are successfully demonstrated.
Applied credential pathway
Credential opportunity
Applied Communication
Assessment
Practical communication performance + short reflection
Demonstrate
Deliver a structured presentation and respond to questions.
Next step
Speechcraft
Explore Certification Pathway- Pathway
- Communication
- Current program
- Presentation Skills
- Assessment type
- Model C — Practical / Performance · Practical communication performance + short reflection
- Exam requirement
- No written exam required — the communication itself is the major evidence
- Prerequisite
- None — readiness and pathway requirements apply
- Next credential
- Speechcraft
Where can this learning lead?
- Course
- Speaking Challenges
- Prepared Speech
- Public Speaking Credential
- Applied Communication
- Speechcraft
Growth & Care approach
More than a course. A supported learning journey.
Coaching can help learners organise ideas, use presentation tools purposefully and respond thoughtfully to audience questions.
The exact coaching, mentoring and pastoral-care practices included are confirmed for each program. An individually assigned mentor is not promised.
Explore our learning approachThe Forge App
Continue learning with the Forge App.
Forge is included with every program, at no extra cost. Course activities, project portfolios and educator feedback live in one place, and parents can follow along from the parent portal.
Presentation resources
Speaking goals
Student projects
Educator feedback
Suggested learning pathway
Enter where the challenge fits.
Students can begin at an appropriate level based on age, interests and previous experience. This is guidance—not a mandatory prerequisite chain.
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Build
Apply
Advanced Development
Forge learning support
Forge supports presentation resources, speaking goals, student projects, educator feedback. Parents can follow progress from the parent portal.
Available sessions
No Presentation Skills session is currently confirmed. Register your interest for approved dates, locations and delivery details.
View Term 1 2027 catalogueFees and enrolment
Fees, available places and enrolment arrangements have not been approved. Register your interest to receive confirmed information.
Register Your InterestFrequently asked
Course questions.
Who is this course suitable for?
Years 5–12. Guidance is matched to learner age and experience. Beginner to advanced. Educators can help families identify an appropriate entry point.
What if my child feels nervous speaking in front of others?
Speaking challenges are intended to be progressive and appropriate to the learner. Preparation, choice, constructive feedback and reflection are emphasised; no particular confidence outcome is guaranteed.
What happens during a typical session?
The program combines explanation, active speaking or listening practice, collaboration, feedback and reflection. The exact activity is adapted to age and experience.
Will students complete a final project?
My Ideas in Action: Students deliver a presentation explaining a project, research topic, innovation or personal interest. They demonstrate how to organise information, use visual aids appropriately and respond to audience questions.
Where and when are classes available?
No date, time, venue, capacity or commencement date is confirmed on this page. Register your interest to receive approved details.
What is the enrolment process?
Use the Register Your Interest action to contact the academy. Enrolment and payment are not activated until an approved process and session are available.
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Curriculum & capability connections
Presentation Skills supports the multimodal presentations students give at school — planning, visuals and delivery.
Practical skills and activities
- Planning a presentation
- Designing simple supporting visuals
- Delivering and answering questions
General capabilities
LiteracyCritical and Creative ThinkingPersonal and Social Capability
View Curriculum Connections
Australian Curriculum v9
- EnglishCore connectionSpeaking and listening: oral presentations, audience awareness and discussion
- Health and Physical EducationSupporting connectionPersonal and social skills, confidence and respectful interaction
Victorian Curriculum
- English — Speaking and listening (Victorian Curriculum 2.0)
- Personal and Social, and Critical and Creative Thinking capabilities
International references
- IB Approaches to Learning — thinking, communication and social skills
- Cambridge learner attributes — confident, reflective, innovative and engaged
These connections show how the program complements school learning. They are not accreditation or endorsement by any curriculum authority, and participation does not replace school assessment. Schools can request a program-level mapping summary.
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